Boxer Vijender Singh at a practice session, a day before leave for Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Friday for the World Boxing Championship, in New Delhi on Oct 10th 2013. Express photo by RAVI KANOJIA. Liverpool, Feb…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan Yadav is expected to face a tough challenge on his debut at the AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) competition when he takes on Uzbekistan’s Israil…
Boxer Vijender Singh. Express photo by RAVI KANOJIA. New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Indian professional boxer Vijender Singh on Sunday appealed to the Jat community agitating for job quota in Haryana to maintain peace. “I…
(151016) — MANILA, Oct. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections building in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 16,…
(151016) — MANILA, Oct. 16, 2015 (Xinhua) — Philippine boxing world champion and congressman Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for senator at the Commission on Elections building in Manila, the Philippines, Oct. 16,…
Shillong, Feb 13A (IANS) India’s star woman boxer M.C. Mary Kom stormed into the final of the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) beating Bangladesh’s Akter Shamina here on Sunday. The 2012 Olympics bronze medallist was…
By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong, Feb 12 (IANS) Three Pakistani women boxers — Khoushleem Bano, Rukhsana Parveen, and Sofia Javed — are on the verge of scripting history here on Indian soil, when they step into…
SHANGHAI, May 6, 2015 (Xinhua) — Former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson attends a press conference of the film “Ip Man 3” in Shanghai, east China, May 6, 2015. Mike Tyson is expected to play…
Miami, Jan 1 (AP) Olympic champion boxer Howard Davis Jr, who won the 1976 gold medal and was named over US teammate Sugar Ray Leonard as the most outstanding fighter in the Montreal Games, has…
photo by RAVI KANOJIA. Manchester, Dec 19 (IANS) Indian boxing star Vijender Singh registered his third consecutive win in the professional arena with an easy technical knockout (TKO) victory over Bulgarian Samet Hyuseinov at the…
Manchester, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will take on experienced Bulgarian boxer Samet Hyuseinov in a professional boxing bout here on December 19. Boxer Vijender Singh at a practice session, a day before…
New York, Nov 24 (IANS) The filming of a movie based on the true story of a Sikh boxer, who was barred from the sport as he refused to shave his beard, is underway at…
Dublin, Nov 8 (IANS) Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on…
Doha, Oct 10 (IANS) Shiva Thapa (56kg) assured India of a medal at the World Boxing Championships when he entered the semi-finals following an overwhelming 3-0 win over local hope Hakan Erseker here on Saturday….